Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-23
TIL DAY.
How the Holiday Will be Spent I'm this
City-The Pubic and Private Observ.
ance Of the Day.

As tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, there will be
general holiday throughout the city which will
be observed In the variety Of ways customary here.
All the public Offices both OF the General Govern
ment and OF the city, will be closed, and, business
as rule will be suspended. During the early
hours OF the day the markets and grocery stores
will be open for the benefit OF those who have
delayed in collecting their materials for the
Thanksgiving dinner. An effort is made in pubic
as well as private houses to serve a dinner
somewhat more elaborate than the everyday
affair. In this way the day really becomes q cause
OF special Thanksgiving for large
number OF people. The inmates Of the
charitable Institutions are given q feast
come. At the Children's hospital an Invitation is
extended to friends and others to visit the nsitu
tion, and the usual Thanksgiving dinner will be
provided for the children. At the Woman's Chris
tian Association Home the inmates Will enjoy the
good things which their friends send to them.
lions will enjoy the good cheer OF the day, and
even the inmates OF the Jail and the wOrkh0uSe
win have THANKSGIVING day dinner: In
well-nlled tables, and In the quiet OF domestic
scenes the day will be pleasantly passed.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
In nearly all the Protestant churches services
will be held and the annual Thanksgiving sermon
Will be delivered. union Thanksgiving service
will be held In the Metropolitan Presbyterian
church, on Capitol Hill, at IL O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Rev. w. E Parson, pastor OF the Church
OF the Reformation, will preach the sermon, and
collection will be devoted to the city charities.
Union services Will be held in some Of the other
churches. The Central Union Mission will give
Pennsylvania avenue. The dinner will take place
AFFORDED those suffering for food 70 have Their
hunger stayed for one day. Religious services will
be held from l2 to and from TO q. m.
Prof. F. widows win play q grogram Of pop
RecSsnSsc S1 immedaIsy atser the TSanHs.
giving service at the Metropolitan N. L church,
concluding with Home, sweet Home.
HOLIDAY AT THE crTY PosT-oFFIoE.
The several divisions Of the City Post-Onlce win
be kept open for the transaction Of business for
the public until noon. AT that hour the registry
and money -order divisions will be closed to the
public at the main ONCE and at the several branch
stations delivery by carriers will be made at
73O a m. with the usual collections for that nour
The collections for the afternoon will be the same
as usually made on sunday. The carriers window
will be open from to p. M
. COUNTRY TRIPS FOR rHR wHEELNRN.
The wheelmen will enjoy the day by trips into
the country. The members OF the Capital Bicycle
Club win 90 to Cabin John Bridge, and they ex-
pect number OF Baltimore wheelmen to accom-
pany them. The members OF the League OF Amer
lean Wheelmen wn 60 20 Brightwood via the
be races.
DRILL or rHR NATIONAL GUARD.
The National Guard Of the District viii meet OF
the Warrington Barracks tomorrow morning a
1850 O'CLOCK, and viii be put through o thorough
dril. In which neld evoiuttons viii occupy prom
inent place After the drill, provided the weather
permita, the fully-unlformed part OF the Guard,
Consisting Of about one-hsi OF the companies VIII
give Z street parade The line OF march WIN be-
nom the Barracks 70 Pennsylvania avenue Penn
sylvanla avenue 70 Lafayette Square 70 K street,
thence to Mcpherson square, where the Commando
viii be dismissed.
ooruo n pon,ruouvu
washington Grand Canton, l. o. o. r., and au
excursion party NON this city, win spend Thanks
giving In Portsmouth,. The Grand Canton WIN
Genre iearv M Vim particdoafe tomos,oI IN
parade arranged BY P0rtsm3uth Canton, No. q
About sixty members Of the canton, accompanied
ington Lodge OF Eks VIII 20 70 NORFOLK this eve
nIng TO take part with the Norfolk lodge IN the
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